THE SUSPECT IN WEDNESDAY’S PURSUIT BY SIOUX CITY POLICE THROUGH MORNINGSIDE THAT ENDED WITH A CRASH REMAINS HOSPITALIZED FOR NOW.
POLICE SAY 41 YEAR OLD WILLIAM SCHOEN OF SIOUX CITY WILL FACE MULTIPLE FELONY AND TRAFFIC CHARGES WHEN HE IS RELEASED FROM MEDICAL CARE.
OFFICERS AND FEDERAL MARSHALLS WERE SERVING SCHOEN FELONY ARREST WARRANTS AT A MORNINGSIDE RESIDENCE WHEN HE FLED IN A STOLEN BLACK PICK UP AROUND 5PM.
THAT PURSUIT ENDED WHEN SCHOEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE 600 BLOCK OF HOEVEN DRIVE.
HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES.
THE DRIVER OF THE STRUCK VEHICLE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES.
Updated 920am 9/20/18
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A PURSUIT OF A SUSPECT THAT BEGAN IN MORNINGSIDE AROUND 5PM WEDNESDAY ENDED AT 6TH AND HOEVEN WITH THE CRASH OF THE PURSUED VEHICLE AND INJURIES TO THE SUSPECT.
THE DRIVER OF THE SUSPECT VEHICLE WAS REPORTEDLY WANTED ON AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT AND REFUSED TO PULL OVER WHEN A SIOUX CITY POLICE OFFICER ATTEMPTED A TRAFFIC STOP.
THE PURSUIT OF THE PICK UP TRUCK WENT THROUGH PART OF MORNINGSIDE DOWN SOUTH FAIRMOUNT AND THEN WEST ON 6TH STREET WHERE IT ENDED WITH THE SUSPECT VEHICLE CRASHING.
THE SUSPECT REPORTEDLY TRIED TO RAM SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING POLICE CARS IN THE PURSUIT, AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER VEHICLE WAS RUN OFF OF THE ROAD.
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